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member in the written plan for near-term improvement; and monitor progress towards
achievement of the professional development plan."
Scope: Post-tenure review is initiated when a tenured faculty member receives two consecutive
unsatisfactory annual reviews. Thus, post-tenure review is linked to the annual review. All
faculty members are required to participate in the annual review process.
Exemptions and waivers:
1) A faculty member may be exempted from post-tenure review upon recommendation of
the department chair and approval of the dean when substantial mitigating circumstances
exist.
2) A faculty member planning to retire at the end of the same academic year in which the
post-tenure review would occur is exempt provided that a binding letter of intent to retire
is signed by the faculty member.
Guidelines: Each academic unit shall prepare written guidelines approved by the faculty, the
Dean, the Provost, and the University Rank, Tenure, Promotion, Salary Committee. Although
each academic unit will emphasize those criteria it deems most important, the guidelines must be
consistent with the following requisites to ensure rigor:
1) The basis for post-tenure review is the faculty member's performance in the areas of
teaching, service, and research/scholarship/creative work.
2) The faculty member must have input in the selection of the three-member review
committee
Procedure: To ensure the necessary institutional rigor, the following procedures must be used:
1) The department chair will inform the faculty member in writing no later than May 1 of
the second consecutive year that he or she is subject to review.
2) Within one month of notification, the faculty member to be reviewed will prepare a
review dossier.
3) The dossier will contain, at minimum, the following items: current vitae, a teaching
portfolio, and statement on current research, scholarship/creative work.
4) The department chair will add to the dossier any further materials he or she deems
necessary or relevant. The addition shall be sent directly to the faculty member to be
reviewed.
5) The faculty member has the right to respond in writing to the information added by the
department chair. In addition, the faculty member may add relevant materials at any time
during the review process.
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